Tax Manager

Tax Manager

We are building a World Class Service Center and invite you to join a team of people who are committed to a core objective of supporting life changing service and providing professional expertise to the operations and leaders we support.

Pennant Services is one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the rapidly expanding senior living, home health, hospice, and home care industries. Affiliates of Pennant Services now operates 250+ senior living, home health, hospice and home care operations across 19 states and we are growing! These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the "Service Center," a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual agencies.

Something else that sets us apart from other companies is the quality of our most valuable resources – our people! We are dedicated to living out our culture as defined by our core values, "CAPLICO":

• Customer Second
• Accountability
• Passion for Learning
• Love One Another
• Intelligent Risk Taking
• Celebrate
• Ownership

By incorporating these principles at all levels of our organization, our employees feel valued and excited about their impact on our service center team members and operational partners. Our culture fosters excellence both personally and professionally and promotes development that leads to continued success.

The Tax Manager:

• Is a key contributor to the company's tax function, supporting a publicly traded environment with complex multi-state operations
• Owns income tax compliance, tax provision (ASC 740), and indirect taxes including sales/use, gross receipts, and property tax
• Serves as a cross-functional partner to operations, accounting, finance, internal audit, legal, and treasury teams
• Leads, mentors, and develops tax team members; providing coaching, prioritization, and feedback
• Drives process improvements through technology and automation
• Thrives in an acquisitive and jurisdictionally expanding business environment.

This individual will work closely with the Director, Tax and Controller, Pennant Services, Inc., as well as key personnel at our external tax firms. The position also provides work direction and technical guidance to junior tax accountants.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Business First Focus:
• Foster a proactive, service-oriented tax function aligned with business growth
• Build strong cross-functional relationships; translate tax requirements into business-friendly guidance
• Align tax strategies with broader business objectives and financial results
• Ability to understand GAAP before applying tax.
• Income Tax Provision:
• Prepare quarterly and annual US tax provisions in accordance with US GAAP/ASC 740 and perform the required SOX control procedures
• Prepare book tax difference workpapers including: mergers and acquisition analysis, stock based compensation, 162(m)
• Review book tax difference workpapers including depreciation/amortization and other perm and deferred tax items.
• Prepare trend analysis and identify tax rate drivers and variances.
• Review income tax journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Prepare uncertain tax position memos.
• Prepare tax financial statement disclosures
• Respond promptly to all internal and external auditor requests
• Income Tax Compliance:
• Oversee multi-jurisdictional compliance including nexus, apportionment, filing requirements across a growing entity structure
• Prepare or first review income tax returns including: Consolidated 1120, 1065s, multistate reporting, and tax credit calculations
• Manage external tax service providers; ensure quality, timelines, and completeness
• Review and maintenance of tax fixed assets.
• Review quarterly US tax estimates.
• Review and draft responses to income tax authority IDRs and notices.
• Support audits by tax authorities.
• Indirect Tax:
• Review and timely file monthly, quarterly, and annual gross receipts, sales and use, and personal property tax returns.
• Analyze new vendors, new laws, and new entities for use tax applicability.
• Review and approve indirect tax accruals and reconciliations.
• Communicate financial and P&L impacts of indirect taxes to business partners
• Identify and mitigate indirect tax risks proactively
• Systems, Process Improvement, and Technology:
• Lead initiatives to modernize and scale the tax function through automation and technology
• Evaluate and implement tax tools, data analytics, and AI solutions
• Improve data integrity, reporting speed, and overall efficiency
• Standardize and document processes to support scalable growth and audit readiness
• Drive continuous improvement mindset across the tax team.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed in this role. The hired employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors' Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Tax required; CPA preferred
• Minimum 5 years experience in Tax
• Public Accounting or Fortune 500 experience preferred
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Demonstrated expertise as a senior tax analyst, including but not limited to:
• Strong expertise in income tax, ASC 740, and multi-state taxation
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong proficiency in Excel, data analytics, and tax technology tools
• Ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity
• Proven project management and prioritization skills
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Track record of developing talent and building high-performing teams
• Operates independently with accountability for outcomes, not just deliverables
• Anticipates issues and drives solutions proactively
• Seeks input to understand problems before prescribing solutions
• Balances technical excellence with business practicality
• Brings positive energy and fosters a collaborative, engaging team culture

We are committed to providing a competitive Total Rewards Package that meets our employee's needs.

From a choice of medical, dental and vision plans to retirement savings opportunities through a 401(k), company match and various other features, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. We believe in great work and we celebrate our employees' efforts and accomplishments both locally and companywide, recognizing people daily through our Moments of Truth Program. In addition to recognition, we believe in supporting our employees' professional growth and development. We provide employees a wide range of free e-courses through our Learning Management System as well as training sessions and seminars.

Compensation: Based on experience.

Type: Full Time

Location: Eagle, ID, Draper, UT, Nashville, TN

If interested in this position, please submit a resume for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!